Past Tense of
humor
humorred
Regular Consonant Doubling
📄 Regular form · Consonant Doubling

Base Form Humor

5Letters
2Syllables
2Vowels
3Consonants
HStarts
REnds

Past Tense Humorred

8Letters
3Syllables
3Vowels
5Consonants
HStarts
DEnds

How to Form the Past Tense of "humor"

This verb follows the consonant-vowel-consonant (CVC) pattern. The final consonant is doubled before adding -ed to maintain the short vowel sound.

Grammar Tips

  • Double the final consonant before adding -ed.

Common Mistakes

  • Do not forget to double the final consonant.
Frequently Asked Questions

Is humor regular or irregular?

Humor is regular. It follows the Consonant Doubling rule.

How do you use humorred in a sentence?

Use past time markers: "Yesterday, she humorred to the store."

Does humorred change in negative sentences?

No. Use "did not humor" (not "did not humorred").

About the past tense of humor

The verb humor follows the standard English past tense conjugation rule. When forming the past tense, humor becomes humorred. This follows the Consonant Doubling pattern, which is one of the most common conjugation rules in English.

Understanding why humor becomes humorred helps with spelling and pronunciation. This verb follows the consonant-vowel-consonant (CVC) pattern. The final consonant is doubled before adding -ed to maintain the short vowel sound.

When using humorred in writing, remember that it functions as a past tense verb and typically appears with time markers like yesterday, last week, or ago. For example: "Yesterday, she humorred to the store." The past tense form does not change based on the subject — I humorred, you humorred, he/she humorred, we humorred, they humorred.